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Osage City, Kansas

Osage City is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,861.

Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Like Osage County, the city was named for the Osage Nation.

Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were opened by the Osage Carbon, Coal & Mining Company. At one time, there were twenty-eight mine shafts and 1,200 men employed.

Osage City is located at 38°38′3″N 95°49′36″W / 38.63417°N 95.82667°W / 38.63417; -95.82667 (38.634069, -95.826759). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.29 square miles (8.52 km2), of which 3.21 square miles (8.31 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Osage City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Osage City is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The 2020 United States census counted 2,861 people, 1,210 households, and 707 families in Osage City. The population density was 908.5 per square mile (350.8/km2). There were 1,344 housing units at an average density of 426.8 per square mile (164.8/km2). The racial makeup was 92.49% (2,646) white or European American (90.74% non-Hispanic white), 0.49% (14) black or African-American, 0.42% (12) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.38% (11) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 1.33% (38) from other races, and 4.89% (140) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.81% (109) of the population.

Of the 1,210 households, 27.7% had children under the age of 18; 42.5% were married couples living together; 31.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 36.4% of households consisted of individuals and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.7. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 11.8% of the population.

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